submit the article with the form below,
and we will contact you shortly.
FEATURED
Featured DPA Pieces
[ Trade War SITREP: 13-16 April 2025 ] CHINA SIGNS 40 AGREEMENTS W VIETNAM; Trump to help car industry; decoupling continues…
USA remove tariffs on a series of computing and semi-conductor related products
China seeks united front with like minded partners to fight USA in the Trade War
Trump raising China tariff to 125%; 75 countries that called Trump to negotiate, get 90 days tariff reprieve at 10%
China increase retaliatory tariff to 84% from 34%
COVER STORY
SUPPORT DPA ON PATREON
Become a DPA Insider on DPA's Patreon to access Exclusive Reports & Content.
DPA Communities
JOIN THE DPA ARMY (FUNDING)
Rumble Channels
Youtube Channels
INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES
LATEST NEWS / ARTICLES
South Front: Russia and FSA reach initial agreement on Southern Syria
Original Article: RUSSIA AND FREE SYRIAN ARMY REACH INITIAL AGREEMENT ON SOUTHERN SYRIA – REPORTS Photo by SANA, from SouthFront.org On July 6, the US-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) and Russia reached an initial agreement on southern Syria during a meeting in the town of Bosra al-Sham, according to the Syrian new outlet Enab Baladi. Under…
Johor Southern Tigers: Tunku Mahkota Johor thanks Singapore for water assistance
Log into Facebook Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know. Additional Context by Today Online: Johor Crown Prince calls S’pore a ‘neighbour and a friend’ for assistance during drought seasons In June 2016, Singapore supplied an extra six million gallons of potable water a day to Johor…
Haaretz: Assad Preparing to Retake Southwest Syria
Original Article: Assad Preparing to Retake Southwest Syria and Israel Will Have to Decide Whether to Intervene The focus of this snapshot will be on the geopolitical side of the issue: mainly to do with what Israel want, and can do. Moscow wants an agreement under which some of the rebels would voluntarily evacuate parts of…
Business Insider: China tries to censor Vanuatu on “60 Minutes”
Original Article: How China tried to shut down Australian media coverage of its debt-trap diplomacy in the Pacific This is astounding, to say the least. Five days before Australia’s “60 Minutes” program aired a report on China’s dept-trap diplomacy in the Pacific region, the show received an unusually aggressive phone call. “Take this down and take it…
SCMP: China is not a world leader in science and technology
Original Article: China must stop fooling itself it is a world leader in science and technology, magazine editor says Cover Photo from SCMP Liu Yadong, editor-in-chief of Science and Technology Daily. Photo from SCMP. “The large gap in science and technology between China and developed countries in the West, including the US, should be common knowledge, and…
Japan Times: U.S. aircraft carrier patrols disputed sea amid China buildup
Original Article: U.S. aircraft carrier patrols disputed sea amid China buildup Cover Photo by Reuters. According to this article, USA had stepped up their pressure on China in the South China Sea by deploying 3 aircraft carriers to the disputed region. The 97,000-ton USS Ronald Reagan, carrying more than 70 aircraft, anchored in Manila Bay on…
Japan Times: China’s infrastructure projects in Malaysia are under threat
Original Article on Japan Times: Under new leader Mahathir, China’s infrastructure projects in Malaysia are under threat Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak speaks to the media after being questioned at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission office in Putrajaya on May 24. | AFP-JIJI In a nod to our opinion piece: Malaysia tipping the power balance away from…
SCMP: French military pushes back against Beijing’s SCS claims
Original Article on SCMP: On the water and in the air, French military pushes back against Beijing’s South China Sea claims, by AFP. The French assault ship Dixmude sailed through the Spratly Islands late last month. Photo: AFP Cover Photo: WIONews.com AFP reported that France is increasing their military presence to counter the China’s military…
Asia Times: ‘Faux pacifists’ imperil Japan while empowering China
Original Article: Asia Times: ‘Faux pacifists’ imperil Japan while empowering China by Kerry K Gershaneck Professor Kerry K Gershaneck is currently a scholar at the Graduate Institute of East Asian Studies, National Chengchi University, ROC; a guest lecturer at the ROC National Defense University; a senior research associate with Thammasat University’s Faculty of Law (CPG); and the…
SCMP: Shinzo Abe and Kim Jong-un could meet
Cover Photo & Original Article by SCMP / Kyodo: Shinzo Abe and Kim Jong-un could meet after North Korean leader says he’s willing So in the Japanese newspaper, Sankei Shimbun (産経ニュース) reported that Kim said he is willing to meet Japanese PM Shinzo Abe The Sankei newspaper said Kim discussed the possibility during historic talks on Tuesday with…
Nikkei Asian Review: Malaysia asks Japan for yen loan to solve financial woes
Original Article: Nikkei Asian Review: Malaysia asks Japan for yen loan to solve financial woes by CK TAN, Nikkei staff writer June 12, 2018 18:12 JST Cover Photo by Uichiro Kasai Malaysia is seeking for a loan from Japan, in their bid to divert away from toxic loans/investment from China. ( Read more: Malaysia Tipping The Power Balance…
Kim-Trump Summit: A Quick Highlight
President Trump claims he achieved a significant step in the denuclearization process by signing an agreement with North Korea, confirming its commitment toward the destruction of the country nuclear arsenal Image Source ((https://www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-of-singapore-agreement-signed-by-trump-and-kim/)) – YouTube Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world…
Kim-Trump Summit, Here’s What Happened So Far
Image Source: 960theref.com The highly anticipated meeting between the leader of the reclusive hermit kingdom and President Donald Trump of the United States of America is about to start in just a day from now (and might even be taking place by the time you are reading the article.) Before such a historical moment…
Why Singapore? For the Kim-Trump Summit
“Singapore is in the spotlight, as US President Donald J Trump and North Korean Leader, Kim Jong-Un descend upon the island city-state. For many people around the world, who do not know Singapore well, may be wondering: why Singapore? First and foremost, the most important reason is… DIPLOMATICALLY PERFECT Singapore is being seen as…
South Korea’s Fight for Comfort Women Against Japan Is Hypocritical and Further Damages Its Future Relations With It
Read anything about South Korean politics and foreign affairs, and it doesn’t take much to find that North Korea and Japan are the two countries which it has had the most thorny relations within its history and still does to this day. Some of the reasons behind them are very well justified, others not so…
Kim-Trump Summit: What if it fails
If you had read my previous article on Kim Jong-Un: The Age Of Kim Jong-Un And His Secret Agenda, I have put on a relatively strong case as to why this upcoming meeting between US President Donald J Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un, would be nothing but a raving success. But let’s take…
Malaysia tipping the power balance away from China in South East Asia
One of the most immediate impact of Malaysia’s General Election on the geopolitics on the world stage, is the tipping the balance of power away from China, in South East Asia. In recent years, China had been banking on Cambodia, Laos, and to a smaller extend Malaysia, to break up the unity within ASEAN (Association…
“Mahathir”, the Pakatan’s regressive gamble
On 8 January 2018, the Malaysian Opposition alliance “Pakatan Harapan” announced Mahathir Mohamed, the former leader of the incumbent, and the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, as the alliance’s prime ministerial candidate in the coming Malaysian General Elections, that is to be held on the 9th May 2018 (4 days from this article). From my…
Thailand and The Secret War in Laos
Thailand is famous as the site of American airbase during the Vietnam War. However, the story I am about to tell is a rare tales about this country involvement in the Secret War in Laos against the forces of the North Vietnamese Army, told by several veterans of the conflicts who share their priceless experiences in this online…
Contrast between 2 Dictators
The geopolitical world of recent weeks, 2 main “flashpoint” that is capturing everyone’s attention, is without doubt: North Korea and Syria. Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by KCNA/AFP/Getty Images, Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images. However the destiny and treatment from USA of this 2 states can’t be more different from one another. In East Asia, North Korea’s…
Why China imports soybeans from the US?
source: https://atlas.media.mit.edu/en/visualize/tree_map/hs92/export/usa/chn/show/2016/ The entire squabble between Beijing and Trump, where they slap tariffs on each other like its just same children game, had shine the spotlight on one particular item, that China had just slap the tariff on: Soybean. A quick search on the MIT’s Observatory of Economic Complexity app, you will find the above visualisation (screenshot)…
The Age of Kim Jong-Un and his Secret Agenda
North Korea finally met their match in US President Donald Trump, as their decades-old strategy of faking concession, threatening war, and giving false promises in exchange for valuable financial and material aids, failed to take off in dramatic fashion, as Trump went tit for tat for every single threat issued by North Korea – and…
The Turkish Pivot
On 24th November 2015, the Turkish air force shot down a Russian Su-24 over the Turkish-Syrian border, in what the world would have considered the boldest act commited by any side in the entire conflict – only ISIS’ decision to actually hold ground and somewhat rule over their conquered territory; and that long train of…
Prime Ministerial race to divide the PAP?
This is an essay that had been circulating around in the social media as well as in private networks like Whatsapp, which a quick research had shown that it is first published by State Times Review (source: http://statestimesreview.com/2018/01/03/source-chan-chun-sing-leading-the-pm-race-over-heng-swee-keat/) According to a source close with the ruling party PAP, a fierce behind-closed-doors infighting is the real…
Most of the world unites against USA’s Jerusalem embassy move
The world unites and railed against US President Trump’s move of the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. As mentioned in the previous article (here), USA had issued threats to all the countries that are receiving foreign aids from the USA to not vote against United States. While the 128 favour vs 9 against sounds…